FCO-2347 - Head of Horse [Study] | Artwork

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General Info

Title

Head of Horse

Description

Composition in black tones, red ochre, blue and ochre. Quick strokes, straight lines intersecting, contour lines and parallel. Horse head of representation on plain background. The animal's profile to the right, with the head facing upward forming a diagonal line to the neck. Outline in black, filled with parallel lines and intersecting, colored and black. The horse has ear back, eye indicated by contour lines, nostril marked by shading in black, mouth ajar with some suggested teeth, start neck and mane flowing to the left.

Location Created

BrazilRio de JaneiroRio de JaneiroPlace

Author

Candido PortinariPerson

About

Themes

socialwarSubject

natureanimalshorseSubject

Function

Artwork Function

StudyArtworkFunctionType

Artwork Function Description

Study for the panel War [FCO 3799]

Support and Technique

Art Form

DrawingArtFormType

Art Medium

lead pencilArtMediumType

color crayonArtMediumType

sanguineArtMediumType

Artwork Surface

paperArtworkSurfaceType

Dimensions

Height (cm)

19.5

Width (cm)

Dimension Notes

precisão: aproximadas

Signature and annotation

Annotation Author

Signed in dedication, at bottom right, "Ao caro amigo Augusto, muitas felicidades é o desejo de Portinari”. Undated. Inscription at bottom right edge "‘Guerra’ mural o.n.u. n.y.”